Psix striaticeps (Dodd) (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae): an Old World parasitoid of stink bug eggs arrives in Florida, USA

By

Birkmire, Sarah
Penca, Cory
Talamas, Elijah
Moore, Matthew
Hodges, Amanda

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

87

Pages

503--521

Subjects

adventive species , Biological control , DNA barcoding , host records

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.76191

 

Abstract

Psix striaticeps(Dodd) is an egg-parasitoid wasp previously known only from the Old World. We report this species from twelve counties in Florida, which are the first records in the Western Hemisphere. It was collected in yellow cylinder traps and reared from the eggs of three stink bug species:Nezara viridulaL.,Chinavia marginata(Palisot de Beauvois), andPiezodorus guildinii(Westwood). A COI barcode analysis found a 100% match between the Floridian population and a specimen from South Africa. The prospects of usingPs. striaticepsas a biological control agent against exotic stink bugs are discussed.